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RPGBOT is an Ennie-winning online resource for tabletop roleplaying games, including informative articles, online tools, and the RPGBOT.Podcast to help you be a better player and play better games.
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Recent RPGBOT Updates
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2024 DnD 5e Monster Manual Change Log
Introduction The 2024 Monster Manual promised that every monster from the 2014 Monster Manual was reexamined. Creatures were updated to fit their CR better, to be easier to play, and ideally to surprise long-time players who have developed an encyclopedic knowledge of the Monster Manual’s contents. This article contains a comprehensive change log comparing the…
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DnD 5e to 2024 DnD Transition Guide and Change Log: Everything That’s Different in the New 2024 Player’s Handbook
Introductions A lot has changed in the DnD 2024 rules. In this horrendously long article, we’ve dug into everything that has changed in the Player’s Handbook in excruciating detail. There’s a lot here. It is possible that we have missed things. If we have, please let us know so that we can make updates. 2024…
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CARCERI – Because Regular Hell Isn’t Hardcore Enough – RPGBOT.Podcast S5E40
Show Notes What happens when the multiverse needs a place to stash its worst offenders? Enter Carcery, the D&D plane that’s more sentence than setting. In this deep-dive episode, the RPGBOT crew cracks open the lore, layers, and lethal threats of Carcery—a prison plane where hope goes to die and escape is barely more than a…
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MASTERING ACTION ECONOMY – RPGBOT.Podcast S5E39
Show Notes Are your players constantly asking, “Can I do that on my turn?” Are you tired of DMs crying over bonus actions and stunned conditions? Do you wake up at night wondering if Pathfinder 2 just does it better? In this episode, we dive deep into the tactical jungle that is action economy in…
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CONSUMABLE ITEMS (Remastered) – Scrolls, Snacks, and Sketchy Vials – RPGBOT.Podcast S5E38
Show Notes Why do heroes carry bags full of magical snacks, explosive flasks, and glowing goo—only to never use them until it’s way too late? In this remastered episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we delve into the role and management of consumable items in tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs), such as potions and scrolls. They explore strategies…